Former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has revealed he expressed concerns when Governor Monday Okpebholo picked his son, Cyril for appointment as Commissioner in the State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Oshiomhole to have said he could not stopped him, like he stopped him when he wanted to go for the House of Reps when he was governor, because his son is already of adult age.
Recall that Governor Okpebholo in November appointed Cyril as Health Commissioner hours after he was sworn in as governor. The appointment generated criticisms from persons who described it as state capture and a reward for Oshiomhole’s support for the governor’s election.
However, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, the lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District insisted that his son is qualified to be the Commissioner for Health in Edo State.
Oshiomhole, when asked if he was grooming his son for the future with the appointment, said: “He doesn’t work under me. Maybe Governor Monday is grooming him.
“When I was in Edo, I stopped him when he wanted to go for the House of Reps. I said no and supported another guy. The second time he wanted to try, I said no.
“This time the governor decided to pick him. He is qualified. I did express my concerns when I heard. I called him and expressed my concerns.
“I expressed those concerns to the governor that people might say this and that. Those were the reasons why I stopped him from contesting elections when I was in office.
“But then I have to accept that in the world that we live in, you can only do so much to control your son but not when he is already of adult age.
“The point must be made: I invested in my children’s education. I didn’t want them to go through what I went through.
“So, Dr Cyril is not just a medical doctor from ABU (Ahmadu Bello University), he went to do post-graduate in two universities in the US, including Harvard and another university in Louisiana. He does something about public health.
“So, he is not having it because he is Oshiomhole; I will say he is having it in spite of being Oshiomhole,” he said.